раско́льник — meaning in English
raskolnik
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English meaning
- dissident noun A person who openly opposes a government or political system they live under.
Senses
раско́льник is used for these senses in English:
- Old Believer (religion) Any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against the church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666. They continue liturgical and ritual practices which predate the reforms.
- dissident (Christianity) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.
- schismatic (religion) A person involved in a schism.